Witherspoon staying busy, while waiting

Will Witherspoon spent Friday afternoon doing some construction work at his grandparents’ home in Athens, Georgia.

Last month, he went to New Orleans for the Super Bowl, attending events like the Wounded Warrior project.

He’s taken classes toward his MBA in Washington, D.C., and is scheduled to finish in Los Angeles in July.

It might sound like the veteran Titans linebacker has moved on from football.

He hasn’t. He’s just enjoying his down time, and waiting to see where he ends up next.

“My next goal to hit is to get to 15 years, and then go from there,” Witherspoon, an 11-year NFL veteran, said of his future. “I have been through this process before, getting ready to go through free agency. I’ve done it twice already in my career. You kind of know what to expect, but you have to wait to find out where you are going to play and fit.”

Witherspoon, who joined the Titans in 2010, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 12. He’d like to re-sign with the Titans, although he knows he may not be in the team’s plans.

Witherspoon lost his starting spot in 2012 to rookie Zach Brown, and rising third-year players Akeem Ayers and Colin McCarthy are expected to start at the other two spots this fall. In the meantime, he plans on staying busy.

“I haven’t gotten any indication on what the Titans plan to do,’’ Witherspoon said. “Would I like to stay in Nashville? Of course, it’s a great city, there’s a good group of guys on the team, and I love it there.

“But my job is to go out and play on Sundays. Where that’s going to be this fall, I don’t know yet. So we’ll just wait to see what happens.”